Militants Kill 4 Cops in Shopian Hours After Top Hizbul Terrorist is Gunned Down in Valley

According to police investigations, the terrorists opened fire at a police party in Shopian injuring four policemen who were then evacuated to a nearby hospital.

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Srinagar: Four policemen were killed in an attack by terrorists in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday just hours after security forces gunned down two militants, including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, in an encounter in Anantnag district.

"Terrorists in the afternoon fired indiscriminately upon a police party at Arhama in district Shopian. Four policemen sustained gunshot wounds and were evacuated to a nearby hospital for medical attention," a police spokesman said. All the four injured succumbed to injuries, he added.